Process engineering and mechanical design reports. Volume I. Preliminary design and assessment of a 12,500 BPD coal-to-methanol-to-gasoline plant. [Grace C-M-G Plant, Henderson County, Kentucky]

Technical Report · Sun Aug 01 00:00:00 EDT 1982

OSTI ID:7049346

This report documents the Process Engineering and Mechanical Design of a 12,500-bpd Coal-to-Methanol-to-Gasoline Plant prepared under Cooperative Agreement No. DE-FC01-80ET-14759. The plant is designed to produce 12,500 bpd of high-octane, unleaded gasoline utilizing approximately 6325 tpd (exclusive of steam generation which requires 1200 tpd of coal) of high-sulfur agglomerating coal having characteristics comparable to that found in the West Kentucky No. 9 seam. In addition to the primary production of gasoline, significant by-products include liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), elemental sulfur, anhydrous ammonia, and isobutane. The facility is sited on land located in the vicinity of Baskett, Kentucky, in Henderson County and allows for direct utilization of extensive environmental baseline data and geotechnical data developed for the Synthesis Gas Demonstration Plant under Contract No. DE-AC02-77ET-13042. The plant site consists of approximately 3170 acres of moderately hilly terrain with a barge dock designed on the Green River for receipt of raw materials and the shipment of products and by-products. The plant is served by the main line of the Louisville and Nashville Railroad and is accessible to state and federal highway systems. Electricity will be generated by Big Rivers Electric Corporation and supplied to the plant by Henderson-Union Rural Electric Cooperative Corporation. Electricity is also generated within the plant for emergency and general uses. The internal and external power supplies will be synchronized. Potable water will be obtained from the Henderson County Water District and raw plant water from an intake pumping station to be located at the barge slip. Ample Kentucky No. 9 coal is available from several major producers within a 50-mile radius of the plant.

• Research Organization: Grace (W.R.) and Co., Memphis, TN (USA); Parsons (Ralph M.) Co., Pasadena, CA (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: FC02-80ET14759
• OSTI ID: 7049346
• Report Number(s): DOE/ET/14759-T1-Vol.1-14B; ON: DE83000845
• Resource Relation: Other Information: Portions of document are illegible
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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